Gorillas

The gorilla family is in the Great Apes. It is part of a big group of animals called Primates.

Gorillas are the biggest kind of ape.

Even though they are big and sort of look scary, they are very gentle.

Gorillas don't hunt people, but people hunt gorillas.

Gorillas and orangutans look alike.

Bodies
Some gorillas are 6 feet tall.

Gorillas have thirty two teeth.

Gorillas use two legs to walk.


Habitat
Gorillas live in Central Africa.



Gorillas sleep in nests.


Diet
Gorillas eat different food.They eat fruit, tree bark, and bamboo plants.

In this video, this gorilla is using tools to eat bugs.Chimpanzees do this to. Click here for video!


This gorilla is using its hands to eat her food. She is eating leaves because she is an omnivore. An omnivore eat plants and animals.






Taking care of each other
Gorilla live in groups of 30 or 2.

The groups are called troops.

Gorillas have to take care of their family.

A troop can be all family members.

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Babies
Gorillas have live babies every 2 years.

When gorillas are born, they are gorillas.T


This is a video of a mom gorilla giving the baby a ride on its back.







Other Facts
Gorillas use their knuckles when they walk.



Sources
We did research online with onekey and go.grolier.com. We also researched in books and magazines.